Denver East senior Shae Kelley, a 6-foot forward, committed to play for the University of Colorado women’s basketball program, her father, Lewis Kelley, said Tuesday.
Regarded as a superior athlete, Kelley averaged about 13 points per game as a junior in helping Denver East reach the Class 5A round of 16 before the Angels lost to ThunderRidge. She also ran on East’s sprint relay team during track season.
Kelley chose CU over Long Beach State, her father said. She also drew interest from the University of Denver, Colorado State, Northwestern, Arizona State, Nebraska and North Carolina State, he said.
Tom Kensler, The Denver Post
DU’s Colborne doubtful for Minnesota series.
University of Denver sophomore center Joe Colborne fractured the index finger on his left hand in last Friday’s game at Ohio State and is doubtful for this weekend’s series at No. 11 Minnesota.
Colborne, who has two goals for the No. 4-ranked Pioneers (2-2), underwent surgery Saturday morning in Columbus, Ohio. There is a chance he could return to practice Thursday in Minneapolis.
Mike Chambers, The Denver Post
Contract extended for Garmin-Slipstream.
Garmin Ltd. extended its contract as title sponsor for the Boulder-based Garmin-Slipstream professional cycling team through 2013. “The success of the team . . . surpassed our expectations for the first year and a half,” said Jon Cassat, Garmin’s vice president of communications.
Grizzlies wrestlers picked as RMAC favorites.
The Adams State wrestling team was picked to win the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference after a poll of the league’s 11 coaches. It would be the Grizzlies’ first league title since 1996. Western State was tabbed second, followed by Nebraska-Kearney. Coaches also picked 184-pound senior Kyle Sand of Adams State the preseason wrestler of the year.
DU women picked second in Sun Belt hoops poll.
The University of Denver women’s basketball was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference West Division after a poll of the league’s coaches. The Pioneers got 73 points to trail Arkansas-Little Rock, the runaway choice to win the West with 90 points and all 13 first-place votes. Middle Tennessee, with 77 1/2, was tabbed to win the East.
Fencer Campbell-Kruger finishes fifth.
Adam Campbell-Kruger, a Boulder High School junior and a member of the Northern Colorado Fencers team, finished fifth in the International Cadet Men’s Epee fencing competition in Bonn, Germany, last week. He was the 13th seed after pool play, then went undefeated through five rounds of eliminations before losing in the quarterfinals to the eventual gold medal winner, Tim Kuchalski of Germany.
